EASTTOWN – A Berwyn man wants to make sure kids trick-or-treating in his neighborhood remember stopping by his spooky house for some candy.

Pat Dannaker has turned his home along Midland Avenue into a scary sight for Halloween trick-or-treaters to visit Thursday night, complete with dangling limbs and a lot of fake blood.

Zombies greet visitors as they approach his house, and once inside Dannaker has created a scary operating room inside of his living room where trick-or-treaters enter to receive their candy.

“I’m really into horror,” Dannaker said. “All I watch are horror movies. Everything around my life revolves around horror.”

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Dannaker said since he’s moved into his home around 15 years ago, he’s elaborately decorated it to spook trick-or- treaters who visit on Halloween.

He said in previous years his decorations focused more on the outside of his house, with a few things “here and there” inside. This year, though, he wanted something that would stand out and created a chilling scene in his living room.

“I like to think of different things,” he said.

For Dannaker, the idea for his spooky house stems back to his childhood. He said that when growing up, he remembers a house that would always play “spooky music.” He said that the house left an impression on him, and he decided he wanted to do something similar for children in the area.

“I just like to make it memorable for the kids,” he said. “I know every kid that leaves here goes home and talks about it. Still to this day I remember that house that I was scared to walk by when I was a kid.”

He said his house has become something of a legend among neighbors. Dannaker said that once October hits, many begin to ask when he will start his decorating.

As Halloween approaches, the zombies and ghouls and monsters start showing up.

“Usually a week before I start decorating, just in case of rain,” he said. “I really don’t want this stuff getting wet. It will ruin the atmosphere. It makes the blood run. Everything looks pink then and that’s not scary.”

He said that while a couple of kids may be too scared to enter, most of the time the children are excited to see what’s going on at his house. He said parents usually are interested, albeit wary, by the frightening features.

One particular year, Dannaker said he upset a parent after hiding in a homemade coffin and jumping out at unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. He jumped out of the coffin and frightened a mom who was with her child. Dannaker said the mom wasn’t happy about the scare.

“But I said to her, look, it’s just Halloween,” he said.

For trick-or-treaters looking to see the sights at Dannaker’s house along Midland Avenue, he recommends coming early.

“A lot of people come to see it,” he said. “I usually end up running out of candy.”